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E. & T. FAIEBANK8 & CO. 



ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, U. 8. A. 



PRINCIPAL WAREHOUSES: 
No. 252 BROADWAY, New York. 




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No. 118 MILK ST., Boston. 



1867. 



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Baker & Godwin, Printers, Printing-House Square, New York. 



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FAIRBANKS' 

STANDARD PLATFORM AND COUNTER 




SCALES, 

AND WEIG-HINO APPARATUS, 

MANUFACTURED BY 







MAN 

E. & T. "Fairbanks & Co. 

ST. JlffiSBURY, VERMONT. U, S. A. 




No. 252 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 
No. 118 MILK ST., BOSTON. 



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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by 

E. & T. FAIRBANKS & CO., 

uv the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the 
Southern District of New York. 




BAKER & GODWIN, PRINTERS. 
PIUNTING-HOUSE SQTJAKE. 



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Fairbanks 







TANDA^D pCALES, 







TO THE PUBLIC. 

^ITH the exception of the Locomotive and Rail- 

D road Car, no modern improvement or invention 

for facilitating and expediting the transaction of 

business has wrought such important changes 

as the Platform Balance. 



Previous to the invention of Platform Scales, transac- 
tions by weight were confined, essentially, to the use of 
the even balance, the Dearborn Beam, and the Roman 
Steelyards. 






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The introduction of Platform Scales has wrought a 
revolution in almost every department of business where 

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measurement of quantities is required, whether relating to n 

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the sale or exchange of commodities, or the transportation 

of heavy bodies ; so that this instrument, of comparatively 
recent invention, is absolutely indispensable in the busi- 
ness transactions of the world. 



During the year 1830, Platform Scales, the invention 

of Mr. Thaddeus Fairbanks, one of the senior members n 

of our firm, were first introduced into general use. 

( 
Letters patent were secured for this invention, and, (j 

from time to time, many important improvements have 
been made, also secured by letters patent, and as manufac- 
tured by us, constituting what is universally known as 




Fairbanks' Patent Platform Scales. 

( 

The invention of these Scales, and the improvements 
that have been from time to time adopted, are the result 
of many years' close observation and practical experience ; 
and we have now brought them to such a degree of ac- 
curacy that they may safely be relied upon in every trans- 
action by weight. Their construction is upon the most 
correct mathematical principles; all defects so commonly 



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met with in compound balances have been overcome by- 





practical skill and faithful workmanship ; and hence their 
operation is delicate, and in every case unerringly correct. \ 

The reputation which these Scales have acquired has j 
been of steady growth from the commencement to the 
present time, and is based upon the principle adopted by 
us, and never deviated from, of allowing none but 'perfect- 
weighing machines to go forth from our establishment. 

By a strict adherence to this principle, the confidence 
of the public in the accuracy of these weighing machines 
has steadily increased, and with it the demand. 

We have received many awards of premiums of Gold 
and Silver Medals from nearly all the Scientific Associa- 
tions and Institutes in the United States, also numerous 
first premiums from State and County Agricultural So- 
cieties at their annual fairs ; but the most satisfactory testi- [J 
monials which we have received are from the thousands of q 
business men — including the Managers of Railroads, the f 
Officers of Government and other Public Works, Mer- (j 
chants, Manufacturers, the Forwarders of Merchandise, 
and others— who have, during the last thirty-five years, 
subjected these Scales daily to severe usage, and to the 
most rigorous tests. 



Nearly all the Eailroads in the United States and 
British Provinces are supplied with Scales of our manu- 
facture, and they are extensively used in all parts of the 
civilized world. 

From over one hundred different modifications of our 
Scales we have selected the following illustrations of a few 
of the leading sizes and kinds, which will serve to show 
that they are adapted to a great variety of uses, to suit 
the requirement of every branch of business. 

E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., 

St. Johnsbury, Vermont, 

U. S. A. 




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Important Hacts. 




) HEW" These Scales are manufactured only by the Original Inventors, and all 

) others represented as Fairbanks' are mere imitations, of which purchasers should 
) beware. 



|W° They are extremely simple in construction, are made of the very best 
materials, by experienced and intelligent workmen, and under the strictest super- 
vision of the inventors. 



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j^W° They have been in constant use in all branches of business for thirty- 
() five years, in all parts of the world, and having been most thoroughly tried, are 
the acknowledged standard. 



$W" A lawsuit which arose from a discrepancy of weights between one of 
Fairbanks' Scales, in use by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, and one 
of another manufacturer, was recently tried in the Court of Common Pleas, Balti- 
more, Md. The case occupied the Court two days, and Judge Marshall, in delivering 
his decision, stated, as the result of the evidence, that the accuracy of "Fairbanks' 
Scales" was established beyond all question. 



^g r " They have taken more first premiums than all other Scales, and, what U 
is of more practical value, have received the award of superior excellence by the 
vast numbers who have used them for many years. 

<p^~~ They are fully warranted not only strong and accurate, but durable; ' 

\ and the manufacturers, who are permanently established and fully responsible, ; 
will always be prompt to make this warranty good. 

(JSp" They are, owing to the large experience and superior facilities of the U 
manufacturers, offered at lower prices than other scales of equal size and strength. >< 



$W° They are made of all sizes and capacities, and adapted to all required 
uses, embracing more than a hundred different modifications. 

8EW" They are cheap, convenient, strong, accurate and durable, their superi- 

ority in these respects having been proven by long use, and no pains will be 
spared to maintain, and, if possible, improve their quality. 

JEW" It is a significant fact, which the public will appreciate, that whenever U 

U new scales are put upon the market, as large numbers have been from time to W 

v time during the last thirty years, it seems to be the first and chief aim of the A 

makers to show that they are the "same as Fairbanks'," or like them, or are (\ 

n improvements upon them, or have taken premiums over them, thus recognizing the ( 

() latter as the standard for excellence, and showing the strong hold they have upon (1 

(] the public confidence. U 





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We are prepared to furnish these Scales adjusted to 
the standard of weights of all nations — English, French, 
Spanish, Portuguese, German, Holland, Russian, Turkish, 
Chinese, or any other standard required. 

We would call particular attention to purchasers from 
those countries where the standard of weights is about 
being changed to the metrical or French system. We 
are manufacturing Scales especially arranged for use in 
such cases. By means of a double weigh-beam the same 
Scale may be used for either the French or the local 
standard ; a very great convenience, enabling the weigher 
to convert the weight from one standard to the other 
without the liability of mistake. 






Jfairbanhs' jStaitbartr Sbzuh* 




CANAL OR WEIGH LOCK SCALES. 




nrCMStAO. Si' 



PL- ATE 1. 



For Weighing Loaded Canal Boats. — The levers for 
this modification of Scale are supported over the lock upon 
iron columns, with a strong cradle of timber suspended 
from them in the water. The boat is placed in the lock, 
and the water drawn out, leaving the boat resting in the 
cradle. The weight is then ascertained at once from the 
weigh-beam, which is adjusted to indicate from twenty-five 
pounds to the full capacity of the Scale. 

These Scales are used in all the principal canals in the 
United States, and give, in every case, the most complete 
satisfaction. 

Price. 

Scale of 150 tons capacity $ 

250 " " 

400 " " 

500 ^ 





Fairbanks' Stanbasir jSrahs. 



RAILROAD-TRACK SCALES. 





PLATE 2. 

For Weighing Locomotives, Single Cars, or a Train 
of Cars. — Recent valuable improvements render this one 
of the most complete and accurate modifications that we 
manufacture. They are adjusted to weigh as closely as an 
ordinary Hay or Coal Scale, and are made of any desired 
length or capacity, from a Scale 12 feet long, of 10 tons 
capacity, suitable for a single car, to a scale 130 feet long, 
of 150 tons capacity, adapted for weighing a whole train of 
coal cars, and with as much accuracy as one car could be 
weighed. 

The levers for these Scales are arranged so that they 
require but little depth below the surface, and from this 
peculiarity can be placed in locations where the presence of 
water would prevent the use of the old style of scale. 

Nearly all the Railroads in the United States and Can- 
adas use these Scales exclusively. 





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RAILROAD-TRACK SCALE, 



WITH PATENT SWITCH. 







PLATE 3. 

This improvement allows a Scale to be located in the 
main track of a road without its being necessary to run the 
trains over the Scale, except when required to weigh. It is 
well known that Scales placed where locomotives with 
trains are passing over them are very liable to be injured, 
particularly if passed over rapidly ; at the same time, it is 
often very desirable that the Scales be located in such 
places. This plan, which covers a double track over the 
Scale, one track being supported entirely independent of 
the Scale, and. governed by switches at each end, meets the 
want so often felt by railway engineers, and does away 
with the necessity of locating the Scale on a siding. 

The improvement can be applied to all the Railroad- 
Track Scales we manufacture. (See Plate 2.) 




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jc££ 







HAY SCALES 




PLATE 4. 



For Weighing Cart or Wagon Loads of Hay, or for 
General Use as a Public Scale. — More than ten thousand 
of this modification of Scale have been furnished by us, in 
all parts of the United States and the British Provinces. 
Their great convenience to the public renders it almost a 
necessity that every town and village in the country should 
be supplied with one or more of them. They are now 
being adopted very extensively by the farmers of our 
country, more particularly in the great West, where the 
correct weight of his crops becomes to the farmer a mat- 
ter of the first importance. This modification of Scale can 
be placed in the floor of the barn, or in the open air, as the 
location may require. They will be put in by experienced 
workmen in all parts of the country ; or, in localities where 
it is difficult to send a workman of our own, we furnish 
complete plans for the woodwork and foundation, so that 
any good mechanic can put them in correctly. 

Capacity. Dimensions of Platform. Price. 

10 tons 16x84- feet $ 




10 " .. 


14x8* " 


6 " .. 


16x8* " 


6 " .; 


14x8* " 


5 " .. 


14x8 " 


4 " .. 


14x8 " 


3 " . . 


14x8 " 


2 " .. 


13x7 " 



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CATTLE OR STOCK SCALES 




PLATE 5. 



These Scales will be made of any desired size of 
platform or capacity, and may be placed either in the stock 
yard or stable. 

They are adjusted for great precision in weighing, and 
will be guarantied to give perfect satisfaction. Skilled me- 
chanics are furnished to put them in, the same as for the 
Hay Scales. 

They are exclusively used in all the great stock yards 
of New York, Buffalo, and Chicago, as well as at the other 
principal markets for cattle in the United States. 




Capacity. 


Dimensions of Platform. 


30 tons . . 


33x12 feet 


20 " .. 


24 x 12 " 


10 "- . . 


18x12 " 


6 " ... 


14 x 8£" 


5 " .. 


13 x 8£" 


4 " .. 


12 x 9 " 


3 " .. 


10 x 8 " 


2 " .. 


10 x 7 " 




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COAL DEALERS' SCALES. 





PLATE 6. 

With Platform adapted for Weighing Horse and 
Cart — Mechanical Construction similar to the Hay 
Scale. — Ai ranged so that the weigh-beam may be placed 
in a box outside, like the cut, or carried into the office. The 
weigh-beams are adapted to gross or net tons, and for the 
most rapid weighing. If desired, double weigh-beams are 
furnished, for greater security in tareing the horse and cart. 



Capacity. 
6 tons 
5 " 
4 " 
3 " 



Dimensions of Platform. Price. 

14x8^- feet $ 

14x8 " 

14x7 " 

13 x n " 




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JVirbanks' Staitbari* Sobs. 




SUGAR PLANTATION SCALES. 







PLATE 7. 

For Weighing Sugar-Cane at the Mill. — The Plan- 
ters of the West-India Islands having lately adopted the 
system of purchasing cane of the small producers by 
weight, as well as to some extent the payment of their 
laborers in the same way, this modification of Scale was 
made for that purpose, and has been introduced very 
extensively, and, in the highest degree, satisfactorily. We 
furnish the Scale complete, with all the necessary timber 
properly framed, requiring only suitable foundations where 
located. Complete plans sent with each Scale, to enable 
any mechanic to set them up. These Scales are made with 
weights for either the English, Spanish, or French standard. 

Scale 10 tons capacity. Platform 18x8 feet. Price $ 




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PORTABLE CART SCALE. 




PLATE 8. 

For Weighing Two -wheeled Carts. — This Scale may 
be used either on the surface, with inclined planes, as repre- 
sented in the cut, or it may be set in the floor or ground, 
on a level. For locations where it is desirable to remove 
the Scale from time to time, this modification is indispens- 
able. The frame of the Scale is made of wood, and as 
light as can be used with safety. The platform is elevated 
but eight inches from the floor, and hence a loaded cart can 
be driven upon it with ease. 

Scale 6,000 lbs. capacity. Platform 6J x 3 feet. Price $ 




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RAILROAD DEPOT SCALES. 




PLATE 9. 

For Weighing Merchandise in Railroad Depots. — 
This well-known modification of Scale is in use by nearly 
all the Railroad Companies in the United States and 
British Provinces, as well as in the West Indies and South 
American States. They are arranged to be framed into 
and form a part of the floor of the building or wharf, and 
adapted, in size and capacity, to any desired location. 



Class. 



Capacity. 



Dimensions of Platform. 



No. 1.... 12,000 lbs.... 9 x 10 feet.... $ 



2... 8,000 " 
3 . . . . 6,000 " 
4 . . . 4,000 " 




...7 x 9 
...5 x 6 





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DORMANT WAREHOUSE SCALES, 




PLATE 10. 

For Warehouses, Manufactories, or Railway Sta- 
tions. — This is a new and very desirable modification of 
Scale, having a platform quite level with the floor, render- 
ing it particularly convenient where merchandise is to be 
wheeled upon the Scale for weighing. 

The weigh-beam is suspended from two iron pillars, and 
is arranged with our patent "trig loop " for preventing the 
wear of the beam-pivots while loading the Scale, and doing 
away with the use of the " drop-lever." 

Class. Capacity. Dimensions of Platform. Price. 

No. 1 . . . .5,000 lbs. .. .48 x 48 inches. . . .$ 
" 4.... 3,500 " ....41x43 " .... 




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DORMANT WAREHOUSE SCALES 





PLATE 11, 



For Warehouses, Manufactories, or Railway Sta- 
tions. — Arranged with drop-lever for relieving the plat- 
form of the Scale while loading, and adapted to all classes 
of weighing. This Scale is made in the most substantial 
manner, and is largely used by merchants, forwarders, and 
manufacturers throughout the country. Each Scale is fur- 
nished complete in itself, so that any carpenter can place it 
properly in the floor of a warehouse. 

Price. 



Class. 


Capacity. 


Dimensions of Platform. 


No. 1 . . 


..5,000 lbs. 


...48x48 


inches .... 


" 4.. 


..3,500 " . 


...41x43 


a 


" 5.. 


..2,500 " . 


...30x30 


a 


a >j 


..2,000 " . 


...24x30 


a 


"9.. 


..1,500 " . 


...21x28 


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PORTABLE WAREHOUSE SCALES 




PLATE 12. 

For Railway Stations and Canal Forwarders. — 
Particularly adapted for weighing heavy merchandise or 
freight on wharves or docks, where it is required to move 
the Scale often. The box or frame of the Scale is made of 
hard wood, and is mounted on strong wheels of small 
diameter, with axles arranged to bring the surface of plat- 
form as near the floor as possible, for convenience in weigh- 
ing. They will be furnished with wheels or without, as 
may be ordered. 

Price. 




Class. Capacity. Dimensions of Platform. 

No. 1 5,000 lbs 48 x 48 inches . 

" 4.... 3,500 " ....41x43 " . 
" 5... 2,500 " ....30x36 " . 



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PORK-PACKING SCALE. 




PLATE 13. 



For Weighing Dressed Hogs. — This Scale is arranged 
with a platform of iron of a suitable height to receive the 
dressed hog from the shoulders of a workman, and, after 
weighing, it is removed in a similar manner. The object of 
the elevated platform is to enable the workman to place the 
hog upon the Scale and remove it without stooping. This, 
in a large establishment, is an invaluable Scale, saving a 
great amount of time in weighing and hard lifting. 

Capacity, 1,000 lbs. Platform 30 x 42 inches. Price $ - 




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GRAIN, OR HOPPER SCALES. 

DORMANT PATTERN. 




PLATE 14. 

For Weighing Grain in Bulk. — Used in Mills, Grain 
Stores, and Grain Elevators. This Scale is invaluable for 
the purposes to which it is adapted, and is, in all respects, a 
labor-saving machine. Upon the Scale is placed a large 
" hopper " of sufficient capacity to hold, in bulk, the amount 
of grain desired to be weighed at one draft. This hopper 
has an outlet through the Scale, governed by a trap or slide. 
The grain is let in through the elevator spout, weighed, and 
discharged through the bottom of the Scale, and carried, by 
machinery or otherwise, to the vessel, or wherever required. 
This operation is performed with great rapidity and with 
the utmost accuracy. 

Capacity by Bushels. Capacity by Weight. Price. 

500 bushels 30,000 lbs, 

18,000 
12,000 

7,500 

6,000 

3,600 






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GRAIN, OR HOPPER SCALES, 

PORTABLE PATTERN. 




PLATE 15. 

For Weighing Grain in Bulk. — This modification of 
Scale is adapted for Mills or Stores where grain of less 
quantities is desired to be weighed than in Plate 14, or 
where it is desirable to move the Scale from one place to 
another. The Hopper may be arranged to discharge the 
grain through the Scale to the floor below, or, by means of 
a trap on the side, may be discharged upon the same floor 
where it stands. 

Capacity in Bushels. Capacity in Weight. Price. 

40 bushels 2,500 lbs $ 

30 " 2,000 " 




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FLOUR-PACKING SCALES 





PLATE 16. 

For Use under Flour Press.— This Scale is of great value in flouring Mills. 
It is fitted into the floor like a dormant scale, immediately beneath the machinery 
used in packing, and has a circular platform just large enough to fill the head of a 
barrel. On this the barrel is placed, empty, and when filled is subjected to the pres- 
sure of the packing machinery. A lever, operated by the foot, then brings the 
apparatus of the Scale into action, and the exact weight of the flour is at once indi- 
cated. The Scale has also a smaller platform for packing half-barrels. 
Capacity, 300 lbs. Price $ 



DORMANT FLOUR SCALE. 




PLATE 17. 

To be Used Separate from Press.— Capacity, 600 lbs. Platform, 25 by 16 inches. 
Price $ 



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WHEELBARROW SCALES. 



PORTABLE. 




PLATE 18. 

This Scale is designed for weighing coal in wheelbarrows, 
and has a weigh-beam and weights arranged so as to indi- 
cate the weight of the coal with the tare deducted, and also 
has weights calculated for divisions, by wheelbarrow loads, 
of the gross ton. The Scale is made entirely of iron, so 
that exposure to the weather will not damage it. The 
same Scale is furnished with weights for other weighing 
than coal, if desired. 

Capacity, 1,000 lbs. Platform, 30 x 42 inches, Price, $ 




25 





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MILLERS AND GRAIN DEALERS' SCALES, 



PORTABLE. 




PLATE 19. 



For Weighing Grain in Bags, or other Bulky 
Merchandise. — This is a Scale > of comparatively light 
draft, with a large platform, mounted on wheels of small 
diameter, and intended for weighing articles of light weight 
but requiring much space. The same Scale will be fur- 
nished without wheels, if desired. 

Capacity, 1,000 lbs. Platform, 30 x 42 inches. Price I 




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PORTABLE DOCK OR LEVEE SCALE. 





Cut showing Scale in working order. 

PLATE 20. 



Cut showing Scale with beam 
folded and locked in. 



For Weighing Merchandise on the Docks or Levees, 
or in the Open Air. — This Scale is especially secure from 
derangement when left exposed to the weather and the 
operations of thieves. The beam is arranged to fold 
down into the pillar, with an iron box attached for hold- 
ing the weights, so that when not in use the beam and 
weights can be made secure from thieves by means of a 
lock, as well as protected from the weather. The Scale 
is mostly of iron, is mounted on strong wheels, has a 
double weigh-beam with one large poise instead of using 
a number of weights, and is made in the most thorough 
and substantial manner for heavy work. 



Class No. 7. 




Capacity, 2,500 lbs. 
inches. Price $ 



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Platform, 23x30 




Fairbanks' Stanfrarir Srahs. 



COMMISSARY OR PURSERS' SCALE. 






Cut showing Scale in working order, 



Cut showing Scale folded down and 
in condition for transportation. 
PLATE 21. 



For Use in the Army and Navy. — This Scale was 
used very extensively in the army commissary department 
during the late war in the United States. It is made en- 
tirely of iron, is impervious to the action of the weather, 
and when folded down for transportation will endure the 
hard service required in moving -about without injury to 
its accuracy in weighing. The weigh-beam is made double 
so as to require but one weight, with a pocket in the plat- 
form to secure the weight in transportation. It is the most 
convenient and durable Scale for the service ever used. 

From the small space into which it can be reduced, it is 
peculiarly desirable for use on board ship. 



Capacity, 600 lbs. 




Platform, 16x25 inches. Price % 



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ROLLING MILL OR IRON SCALES 

PORTABLE. 





PLATE 22. 

For Foundries, Rolling Mills, Iron Manufactories, 
&c. — These Scales are made in the most durable manner, 
and intended for the heaviest weighing and roughest usage. 
By a new and valuable improvement, they are fitted with 
double platforms supported upon India-rubber Springs, 
which act to prevent any breakage in the concussions 
caused by throwing on heavy weights. The platforms are 
fitted with racks for weighing bar-iron, or with a plain sur- 
face. The forward wheels are attached to a vibrating axle, 
rendering it easy to move the Scale about. 

Class. Capacity. Dimensions of Platf. Price. 

No. 1 4,000 lbs 30x39 inches $ 

" 2. ...2,500 " ....23x30 " .... 




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PORTABLE PLATFORM SCALES, 



WITH HEAVY WHEELS AND DROP LEVER. 




PLATE 23. 

This modification of Scale is intended for general mer- 
cantile or manufacturing purposes. They are made very 
strong, are mounted on heavy iron wheels and axles for 
convenience in moving from one point to another, and are 
fitted with drop levers for the purpose of relieving the 
working part of the Scale from strain while loading. 



Class. 


Capacity. 


Dimensions of Platf. 


No. 2.. 


.3,000 lbs.. 


..30x39 inches 


a >y 


.2,500 " .. 


..23x30 " . ... 


" 8.. 


.2,000 " .. 


..23x30 " .... 




.1,500 " .. 


. . 21 x 28 " 


" 10.. 


.1,200 " .. 


..20x28 " .... 


"10J.. 


.1,000 " .. 


..17x26 " .... 



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PORTABLE PLATFORM SCALES. 




PLATE 24. 

For General Use. — This most desirable and convenient 
modification of Scale is adapted, in its different sizes, to 
nearly every kind of weighing, and is in universal use 
throughout the Western continent. By a skillful combi- 
nation of wood and iron in its principal materials, great 
strength is secured with lightness, rendering it exceed- 
ingly portable, and perfectly reliable in all respects. 



() Class. 


Capacity. 


Dimensions of Platf. 


l J No 


7... 


.2,000 lbs. 


...23x30 inches 



) 


8... 


.1,600 " . 


...23x30 " 




9... 


.1,400 " . 


...21x29 " 




10... 


.1,200 " . 


...20x28 " 


a 


ioj.. 


. 900 " . 


. . . 17 x 26 " 


\ " 


11... 


. 600 " . 


...16x25 " 


\ 


in. . 


. 400 « . 


...15x21 " 



Price. 





Fairbanks' Stanirarb Srahs. 




PORTABLE PLATFORM SCALES. 

WITH WHEELS. 




PLATE 25. 



For General Use. — This modification of Scale is the 
same as described Plate 24, with the exception of being 
mounted on wheels and axles for greater convenience in 
moving about. These Scales are all fitted with our pat- 
ented " trig loop," an arrangement for confining the weigh- 
beam while loading the Scale, or when not in use, thus 
saving a great amount of wear in the working parts. 

Capacity. Dimensions of Platf. Price. 

. . 2,000 lbs .... 23 x 30 inches .... $ 

..1,600 " ....23x30 " 

..21x29 " 

..20x28 " 

..17x26 " 

..16x25 " 

..15x21 " 



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PLATFORM COUNTER SCALES 




PLATE 26. 



For Small Grocers and Market-men. — A very con- 
venient and useful modification. The same scale is made 
with a pillar of sufficient height to stand on the floor. 



Class No. 12. 



Capacity, 240 lbs. 
inches. Price $ 



UNION SCALE. 




Platform, 13x19 




PLATE 27. 

For Groceries, Markets, or Family Use. — This modi- 
fication, combining the Platform with the Counter Scale, is 
one of the most generally used and highly approved Scales 
that we manufacture. By a patented contrivance, we are 
able to connect both the Platform and Scoop with one 
weigh-beam, and insure perfect accuracy in weighing. 

Capacity of the platform, 240 lbs. by quarter pounds. 
" " scoop, 30 " " half ounces. 

Dimensions of platform, 10 x 13J inches. 

Price, with tin scoop 

" brass or copper scoop. . . . 

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GROCERS' SCALES. 





PLATE 28. 



GROCERS' SCALES, 

WITH DOUBLE BEAM. 




PLATE 29. 

For Retail Grocers. — Same modification as above 
(Plate 28) and adapted for same purposes, but has two 
weigh-beams, one set of weights answering for both. The 
object of the second beam is to secure the net weight and 
tare by one operation where articles are to be weighed out 
in dishes or boxes. 

Capacity, 62 lbs. by half ounces. 

Price, with tin scoop $ 

" " brass or copper scoop 

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For Retail Grocers. — Made with a movable scoop, 
for convenience in weighing boxes or packages, as well as 
retailing. Scoop of tin, brass, or copper. 

Capacity, 62 lbs. by half ounces. 

Price, with tin scoop , $ 

" " brass or copper scoop 





axrbanhs' Stanirarir Stales 



COUNTER SCALES 





PLATE 30. 



For Retail Grocers. — A well-known Scale, and uni- 
versally used. Convenient for retailing flour, sugar, tea, or 
other articles to be weighed in bulk, having a scoop of large 
capacity, and indicating the weight of a half ounce as cor- 
rectly as its full capacity. 

Capacity, 30 lbs. by half ounces. 

Price, with tin scoop $ 

" " brass or copper scoop 



DRUGGISTS' SCALES. 




For Druggists or Tea Dealers. — Made similar to 
the Counter Scale (Plate 30), but adjusted for weighing- 
very closely. The weigh-beam is in divisions of one-six- 
teenth of an ounce or drachms, and is suitable for weighing 
drugs or fine teas or other valuable articles requiring great 
delicacy of operation. They are also adjusted to Troy 
weight for weighing valuable metals or silks. 

Capacity, 8 lbs. by one-sixteenth of an ounce. 

Price, with tin scoop 

" " brass scoop 



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Jfairbanhs' jitanirarir j$cahs. 




EVEN-BALANCE SCALES. 



FOR GROCERS. 



FOR CONFECTIONERS OR TEA DEALERS. 




PLATE 32. 




PLATE 33. 



FOR MARKET-MEN. 



FOR DRUGGISTS. 




flOW.ry&CWV}'- 

PLATE 34. 




PLATE 35. 



These Scales are made in great variety, and of any desired size or capacity, and 
suitable for all kinds of weighing. They are furnished with weights of Iron, Zinc, 
or Brass. 



BUTTER SCALES. 




PLATE 36. 

For Retailing Butter.— Arranged with a balance-beam on one side of the Scale, 
to balance the dish before weighing the butter. Very convenient and accurate, and 
may be used for other weighing. The plates to the Scale are made of brass to 
prevent corrosion. These Scales are made of several sizes to suit the trade. 



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MARKET SCALE. 





PLATE 37. 

For Weighing Meats. — Scale furnished with a heavy 
copper pan tinned inside — pan suspended by strong brass 
bails ; beam and weights of brass ; and all suspended from 
a swinging arm, or from a hook. The most convenient and 
accurate Market Scale manufactured. 

Capacity, 125 lbs Price $ 

100 " « 

" 50 " " 



COUNTER SCALE. 




PLATE 38. 



With scoop and pan of tin or brass, and adapted for 
the use of Grocers, Confectioners, Bakers, or Druggists. 
Made of any size and capacity desired. 




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#airbanhs > Stanbarb JJjraks, 



IMPROVED LETTER BALANCE. 





PLATE 39. 



For Post Office Use. — These Balances have been 
adopted by the U. S. Post Office Department, and are 
now in use in all parts of the country. We furnish them 
by the package, or singly. 



Class. Capacity. 

No. 1. One-fourth ounce to eight ounces . . 
" 2. One-half " " two pounds . . 



Price. 



DYNAMOMETER 




PLATE 40. 




For ascertaining the Draft of Plows, Wagons, h 
Mowing Machines, &c— -Capacity from 600 to 1,600 lbs. 



Price according to capacity 



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Jjinrbanfes' jStanbarir Scaks. 



WEIGHMASTERS' BEAMS. 





PLATE 41. 

For Weighing General Merchandise. — These ma- 
chines are made of any required capacity or size, and are 
furnished with hooks for hogsheads, barrels, boxes, bales of 
cotton, or other goods ; with platforms for bags of coffee 
or grain, wool, hides, dyewoods, tea, &c. ; with " cradles " 
for pig or bar iron ; or fitted with proper appurtenances for 
any other desired class of weighing for which they may be 
adapted. The weigh-beams are made of iron, brass, or 
steel, as may be required. 

Price according to style and capacity. 




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Faibbanks' 

Standard Scales, 




WAREHOUSES: 

FAIRBANKS & CO., 252 Broadway, New York. 

FAIRBANKS & CO., 246 Baltimore St., Baltimore, Md. 

FAIRBANKS, BROWN & CO., 118 Milk Street, Boston, 
Mass. 

FAIRBANKS & EWING, Masonic Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. 

FAIRBANKS, GREENLEAF & CO., 226 and 228 Lake 
Street, Chicago, 111. 

FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO., 125 Walnut Street, Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio. 

FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO., 182 Superior Street, 
Cleveland, Ohio. 

FAIRBANKS & HUTCHINSON, 120 California Street, 
San Francisco, Cal. 

FAIRBANKS & CO., 72 Camp Street, New Orleans, La. 

manufacturers: 

E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., 

ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT. 
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